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File:Speech.png
"That is NOT what I put in there."
- Lost In Translation Achievement description

The Moonlight Candle (also known as the Rift Candle in the files, or as the Possessed Candle according to the meshes) is an exclusive item that can be created in The Hotel.

Usage[edit | edit source]

When the Moonlight Candle is equipped, it will already be lit (unlike the candle, which needs a lighter to light). The Moonlight Candle's main usage is it's ability to detect entities. When an entity spawns, the Moonlight Candle's flame will be extinguished. In order to get a Moonlight Candle, players must place a normal candle into a Rift. It emits a bright blue/cyan light around the player with a large radius. Creating the item grants the "Lost In Translation achievement.

Notes[edit | edit source]

It is possible to get a regular candle and store it in a Rift before The Reception room closes.
- To achieve this, however, a player must get a Candle in door 0-4 in order to store it in a Rift in The Reception.

Related Achievements[edit | edit source]

		Lost In Translation "That is NOT what I put in there." Transform an item in a Rift.

Pros and Cons Pros and Cons

Pros[edit | edit source]

Relatively good durability.
Large radius.
Very great for multiplayer runs.
Detects most dangerous incoming entities.
Doesn't need a spark to light.
Unlike multiple light sources, it does not alert Figure when equipped.
Does not trigger Firedamp gas (Likely because its flame is powered by Guiding Light, not by a normal fire)
Useful for The Greenhouse.

Cons[edit | edit source]

Doesn't work in Sub-Floors, because Guiding Light doesn't appear here.
Difficult and time-consuming for some players to obtain, requiring you to place a regular Candle into Moonlight Rift.
Fuel cannot be replenished and must be swapped.
Cannot be bought in any Shops.
Cannot be used underwater or while wet.
Attracts Gloombats.

Trivia[edit | edit source]

The Moonlight Candle cannot detect the Figure, and will not attract it.
The Moonlight Candle will emit sound that sounds like a part of Guiding Light's theme when burned out.
The Moonlight Candle's icon and meshes were leaked in the past, originally thought it was going to be a skin you can buy with Knobs for the candle.
The Moonlight Candle's handle is a crescent moon and, on top of it's base, there is also a moon symbol which represents the Guiding Light, implying that they are powering the item.
The Moonlight Candle detects all of the following entities:
- Rush
- Ambush
- Seek
- Halt
- The Eyes (sometimes doesn't work due to bugs or other entities attacking alongside with Eyes).
- Screech
- A-60 (Inside of The Hotel & The Mines).
- A-120 (Inside of The Hotel & The Mines).
The Moonlight Candle does not detect the following entities:
- The Figure
- Dupe
- Dread
- Grumble
- Gloombats
- Lookman
- Giggle
- Hide
- Snare
- A-60 (Inside of The Rooms).
- A-90 (No matter The Player's location).
- A-120 (Inside of The Rooms).
- Blitz (Due to bugs).
The Moonlight Candle does not work in water.
If a player already had a candle in a rift before Floor 2 Update, it would not turn into a Moonlight Candle.
- However, if they take it out of a rift and place it back again, it will transform into the Moonlight Candle.
If a Candle is placed into Curious Light's Rift, it will not turn into a Moonlight Candle. This is likely because the Moonlight Candle is powered by the Guiding Light, while Curious Light's Rift is made by Curious Light, therefore it is not capable of mutating it.
Despite not being a regular Candle, when its fuel runs out, the message is still "Your Candle ran out.", just the same as the normal counterpart. However, its former name was conjecturally given due to the fact how its meshes' names refer to it as "PossessedCandle" or how it's attributes refer to it as "Moonlight Candle".
Before The Content Update, the Moonlight Candle couldn't detect The Rooms entities even when they are present in The Hotel and The Mines through the use of modifiers, but after the update, it does.
A way to get the candle easier is using modifiers that make the game easier, while not disabling the rift, for example "Didn't Skip Leg Day", "Good Time", "Bug Spray", and if you want, "Voice Acting".
The Moonlight Candle will have infinite durability in the next update.

Bugs[edit | edit source]

There is a bug where the Moonlight Candle doesn’t go out when an entity spawns. The original candle’s old mechanic had this bug too.
There is a bug where if you try to swap two Moonlight Candles at once, while the one in hand is full, instead of it saying 1/1, it says 300/300 (Moonlight Candle's durability). This is only possible while spamming the interact button, as Moonlight Candles will fill each other upon normal interactions.
- This was fixed in The Content Update.
Sometimes, when a player's Moonlight Candle runs out of fuel, it cannot be removed from the inventory.
- The Moonlight Candle cannot be dropped as well.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

<tabber> |-|In-game=

PossessedCandleRift.png

A Moonlight Candle seen in a Rift in The Mines.
PossesedCandleRiftHotel.png

Ditto, but in The Hotel.
A player holding a Moonlight Candle turned on.
TurnOffPossessedCandle.png

Ditto, but with low graphics.
PossessedCandleInventory.jpg

The Moonlight Candle seen in the hotbar.
A Moonlight Candle in a Rift as well as a Flashlight in a Star Rift in The Woods.
Sarrel of btarlight.png

The Moonlight Candle in the Rift as well as a Barrel of Starlight.
PossessedCandleDieRooms.png

The Moonlight Candle losing its power in The Rooms.
PossessedCandleElevator.png

A player holding a Moonlight Candle in the Elevator.
PossessedCandleDoor100.png

A player holding a Moonlight Candle in the The Electrical Room.
PossessedCandleDupeGlitch.png

Multiple dropped Moonlight Candles obtained through the now-patched Item dupe bug.
PCandleVSHide.png

The Moonlight Candle failing to detect Hide.
PCandleVSGiggle.png

The Moonlight Candle failing to detect a Giggle.
PCandleVSFiredamp.png

The Moonlight Candle being safely used inside of a Firedamp room.
Rift Candle inside the game files.png

The name "Rift Candle" seen inside the game files.
MoonCandleAttributes.png

The attributes for the Moonlight Candle's model in-game, revealing it's official name, durability and other statistics.
Possessed Candle on Curious Rift.webp

The Moonlight Candle failing to transform in a Star Rift.
PCandleDuringDreadDeath.jpg

A player holding a Moonlight Candle during Dread's crucifying process.
PCandle300-300.webp

The message displayed once a player tries to swap two full Moonlight Candles.
PossessedCandleOnRiftEffect.jpg

The particle effect for when the Moonlight Candle is created in a Rift but in-game.
MoonlightCandleAdmin.png

The Moonlight Candle shown in the Admin Panel.

|-| Assets=

RiftCandleRender.png

The Moonlight Candle's model.
PossesedCandleEffect.webp

The particle effect for when the Moonlight Candle is created in a Rift.
The particle used for the Moonlight Candle's flame.
Ditto, but unedited, the original image.
The particle that the Moonlight Candle emits when it alerts incoming danger.
Smokeparticle.webp

Ditto, but the smoke particle.
WetParticleWaterDroplet.webp

Ditto, but the particle for when it's wet.
The texture used on the Moonlight Candle.

|-| Other=

MoonCandleAttributes.png

The Moonlight Candle's attributes.

</tabber>

References[edit | edit source]

v • t • e

Entities
The Lobby	Curious Light • Seek • Timothy • Sally
The Hotel Floor 1	Guiding Light • Curious Light • Ambush • Bob • Dread • Dupe • El Goblino • Eyes • Figure • Halt • Hide • Jack • Jeff • Rush • Sally • Screech • Seek • Shadow • Snare • Timothy • Void
The Mines Floor 2	Guiding Light • Curious Light • Ambush • Bob • Dread • Dupe • El Goblino • Eyes • Figure • Giggle • Gloombats • Grumble • Halt • Hide • Jack • Jeff • Louie • Queen Grumble • Rush • Screech • Seek • Shadow • Timothy • Void
The Backdoor	Curious Light • Blitz • Haste • Lookman
The Rooms	Curious Light • A-60 • A-90 • A-120
Miscellaneous	The Three Architects • Glitch (AR0xMBUSH • RNIUSHCg • SCJVEREECH)

Locations
The Lobby	Interior • Exterior
The Hotel Floor 1	Elevator • The Reception • The Meeting Room • The Grand Hallway • The Library • Jeff Shop • The Basements • The Dining Hall • The Infirmary • The Courtyard • The Greenhouse • The Electrical Room
The Mines Floor 2	Elevator • The Adit • The Shafts • The Bridges • The Caverns • The Nest • Jeff Shop • The Sewers • The Railway Station • The Sewage Cells • The Sewage Pipes • The Dam • The Woods
Floor 3, Upcoming	Elevator
The Backdoor	Room -51 • Two Gates Room • Room -01
The Rooms	A-0000 • Exit Rooms • A-1000
The Outdoors Upcoming	Unknown

Mechanics
General	Achievements • Error creating thumbnail: File missing Admin Panel • File:Laddre.png Climbing • Containers • File:Xbox Button X.png Controls • Death Screen • File:Speech.png Dialogue • Doors • File:STAIR.png Floors • Heartbeat Control Minigame • Hiding • Interactables • Items • Looting • File:MODIFIERS.png Modifiers • Revives • File:RiftIcon.svg Rift • File:LockiconSVG.svg Room Mechanics • Seeds • Shops
Player	Damage • Health • Inventory • File:Speedboosticonicon.png Movement Speed • File:StatusEffectNewIcon.png Status Effects
Currencies	File:KnobBoost.png Boosts • Codes • Gold • Error creating thumbnail: File missing Knobs • File:Stardust.png Stardust
Items	File:Stopi.webp A-90's Stop Sign • Alarm Clock • Bandages • Bandage Pack • Batteries • Battery Pack • Big Bomb • Bomb • Bread • Candle • File:PlaceholderUnofficialCandyCornItem.png Candy • Cheese • Circuit Breaker Switches • Crucifix • Electrical Room Key • Flashlight • Fuses • Glitch Fragment • Glowstick • Golden Blaster • Gween Soda • Hiding Box • Holy Hand Grenade • File:Knockbombi.webp Knockbomb • File:LaserPointerIcon.webp Laser Pointer • Library Book • Lighter • Lockpick • File:Mini shield icon real.png Mini Shield Potion • File:MoonlightCandleIcon.webp Moonlight Candle • File:Moonlight Float.png Moonlight Float • File:Nanai.webp Nanner • File:The peel.png Nanner Peel • File:Scanner Icon.png NVCS-3000 • Puzzle Painting • File:Keyimage.png Room Key • Shakelight • File:ShearsIcon.webp Shears • Shield Potion • File:Skeletonkeyimage.png Skeleton Key • File:SmoothieTransparent.png Smoothie • Solution Paper • Spotlight • Starlight Bottle • Starlight Jug • File:Star Vial.png Starlight Vial • Straplight • Throwable Prop • Tip Jar • Vitamins

Miscellaneous
Events	2023 April Fools Event • 2024 April Fools Event • THE HUNT - First Edition • 2024 Trick Or Treat Event • 2025 April Fools Event
Lists	Achievements • Codes • Containers • Damage • Features • Floors • Game Mechanics • Game Settings • Health • Hiding • Interactables • Items • Levers • List of Entities • List of Hazards • List of Locations • List of Room Mechanics • Merchandise • Modifiers • Padlocks • Paintings • Removed Content • Secrets • Soundtracks • Status Effects • Upcoming Content • Update Logs
Game Development	DOORS • Echidenpai • Ghostly Wowzers • jasper_creations • Lightning_Splash • LSPLASH (Group) • NormallyAverage • RediblesQW
Game Updates	The Hotel+ Update • The Modifiers Update • The Hunt Update • The Mines Update • The Content Update
Collaborations	Makeship • The Rooms • PLS DONATE • Youtooz • Tower Heroes Collab • Untitled Tag Game Collab • Tales Of Tanorio Collab

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 |caption=The icon for the Moonlight Candle.
 |type=Radius Light Source/Entities Warning
-|fuel_time=2 minutes 30 seconds (18.75s per bar)
+|fuel_time=*1m 15s (7.5s per bar)<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQ0XtT6KmBY&t=237s</ref>
+|maximum_stack=1
-|usage=Provides a big quantity of light, also detects entities
+|usage=Provides a big blue quantity of light, also detects some entities
 |title=Moonlight Candle
+|sound1='''Using Sounds'''
-|sound1='''Equip'''<br>{{Audio|CandleEquip.mp3|no-fallback=true}}
+*Equipping
-|sound2='''Burned Out/Ran Out'''<br>{{Audio|CandleDie.mp3|no-fallback=true}}
+[[File:CandleEquip.mp3]]
-|sound3='''Create In Rift'''<br>{{Audio|RiftMutate.mp3|no-fallback=true}}
+*Burned Out/Ran Out/Entity Warning
-|sound4='''Wet''' <br>{{Audio|CandleWet.wav|no-fallback=true}}|status=item}}
+[[File:CandleDie.mp3]]
-{{Quote
+|sound2='''Miscellaneous Sounds'''
-|quote=That is NOT what I put in there.
+*Created In Rift
-|speaker=Lost In Translation [[achievement]] description}}
+[[File:RiftMutate.mp3]]
-The '''Moonlight Candle''' (also known as the '''Rift Candle''' in the files, or as the '''Possessed Candle''' according to the meshes) is an exclusive [[Items|item]] that can be created in [[Hotel|The Hotel]] and [[The Mines]].
+*Candle Unable To Light Up
+[[File:CandleWet.wav]]
+|sound3=
+|sound4=|status=}}
+{{Quote|That is NOT what I put in there.|'''Lost In Translation''' [[Achievements|Achievement]] description}}
+The '''Moonlight Candle''' (also known as the '''Rift Candle''' in the files, or as the '''Possessed Candle''' according to the meshes) is an exclusive [[Items|item]] that can be created in [[Hotel|The Hotel]].
 =={{Icons|Usage}} Usage==
-When the ''Moonlight Candle'' is equipped, it will already be lit (unlike the [[candle]], which needs a spark to light). The ''Moonlight Candle''<nowiki/>'s main draw is it's ability to detect [[List of Entities|entities]]. When an entity spawns, the ''Moonlight Candle''<nowiki/>'s flame will be extinguished. In order to get a ''Moonlight Candle,'' players must place a normal candle into a [[Rift]]. It emits a bright blue/cyan light around the player with a large radius. It has a higher durability than the normal variant, the candle. Creating the [[Items|item]] grants the [[Achievements|achievement]] Lost In Translation.
+When the ''Moonlight Candle'' is equipped, it will already be lit (unlike the [[candle]], which needs a [[lighter]] to light). The ''Moonlight Candle''<nowiki/>'s main usage is it's ability to detect [[List of Entities|entities]]. When an entity spawns, the ''Moonlight Candle''<nowiki/>'s flame will be extinguished. In order to get a ''Moonlight Candle,'' players must place a normal candle into a [[Rift]]. It emits a bright blue/cyan light around the player with a large radius. Creating the [[Items|item]] grants the "Lost In Translation [[Achievements|achievement]].
 ===Notes===
 *It is possible to get a regular candle and store it in a [[Rift]] before [[The Reception]] room closes.
-**This, however, a player must get a Candle in door 0-4 in order to store it in a Rift in The Reception.
+**To achieve this, however, a player must get a Candle in door 0-4 in order to store it in a Rift in The Reception.
 =={{Icons|Achievement}} Related Achievements==
@@ Line 29: / Line 36: @@
 |text2=Transform an item in a ''Rift''.}}
-=={{Icons|Trivia}}Pros and Cons==
+{{AnyIcons|ProsAndConsIcon.png|Pros and Cons|caption=Pros and Cons|format===}}
-<tabber>
+=== {{Icons|Positive}} Pros ===
-Pros=
-*Relatively good durability.
+* Relatively good durability.
-*Large radius.
+* Large radius.
-*Great for multiplayer.
+* Very great for multiplayer runs.
-*Detects most of the more dangerous incoming entities.
+* Detects most dangerous incoming entities.
-*Does not need a spark to light.
+* Doesn't need a spark to light.
-*Unlike multiple light sources, it does not alert Figure when equipped.
+* Unlike multiple light sources, it does not alert Figure when equipped.
-*Does not trigger the [[Firedamp]] gas (likely because its flame is powered by the [[Guiding Light]] and is not a normal fire).
+* Does not trigger Firedamp gas (Likely because its flame is powered by Guiding Light, not by a normal fire)
-*Can be created by using good [[Modifiers]] to easily get past [[The Hotel]] (Be careful not to activate modifiers that disable the rift).
+* Useful for [[The Greenhouse]].
-|-|
-Cons=
+=== {{Icons|Negative}} Cons ===
-*Doesn't work in [[The Rooms]] or [[The Backdoor|Backdoor]], because Guiding Light doesn't appear.
-*Difficult and/or time-consuming for some players to obtain, requiring you to place a regular candle into the rift.
+* Doesn't work in Sub-Floors, because [[Guiding Light]] doesn't appear here.
-*Fuel cannot be replenished and must be replaced.
+* Difficult and time-consuming for some players to obtain, requiring you to place a regular Candle into Moonlight Rift.
-*Cannot be bought from any [[Shops|shop]].
+* Fuel cannot be replenished and must be swapped.
-*Cannot be used underwater or while wet.
+* Cannot be bought in any Shops.
-*Attracts [[Gloombats]].
+* Cannot be used underwater or while wet.
-</tabber>
+* Attracts Gloombats.
 =={{Icons|Trivia}} Trivia==
 *The ''Moonlight Candle'' cannot detect the Figure, and will not attract it.
+*The ''Moonlight Candle'' will emit sound that sounds like a part of [[Guiding Light]]'s theme when burned out.
 *The ''Moonlight Candle'''s icon and meshes were leaked in the past, originally thought it was going to be a skin you can buy with [[Knobs]] for the candle.
 *The ''Moonlight Candle'''s handle is a crescent moon and, on top of it's base, there is also a moon symbol which represents the [[Guiding Light]], implying that they are powering the item.
@@ Line 59: / Line 68: @@
 **[[Seek]]
 **[[Halt]]
-**[[Eyes]] (sometimes doesn't work due to bugs)
+**[[Eyes|The Eyes]] (sometimes doesn't work due to bugs or other entities attacking alongside with [[Eyes]]).
 **[[Screech]]
+**[[The Rooms|A-60]] (Inside of [[The Hotel]] & [[The Mines]]).
+**[[The Rooms|A-120]] (Inside of The Hotel & The Mines).
 *The ''Moonlight Candle does not'' detect the following entities:
 **[[Figure|The Figure]]
@@ Line 67: / Line 78: @@
 **[[Grumble]]
 **[[Gloombats]]
+**[[The Backdoor|Lookman]]
 **[[Giggle]]
 **[[Hide]]
 **[[Snare]]
-**[[The Rooms|A-60]]
+**[[The Rooms|A-60]] (Inside of [[The Rooms]]).
-**[[The Rooms|A-90]]
+**[[The Rooms|A-90]] (No matter The Player's location).
-**[[The Rooms|A-120]]
+**[[The Rooms|A-120]] (Inside of The Rooms).
+**[[The Backdoor|Blitz]] (Due to bugs).
 *The ''Moonlight Candle'' does not work in water.
 *If a player already had a candle in a rift before [[Update Logs|Floor 2 Update]], it would not turn into a ''Moonlight Candle''.
 **However, if they take it out of a rift and place it back again, it will transform into the ''Moonlight Candle.''
-*If a [[Candle]] is placed into a [[Rift|Star Rift]], it will not turn into a ''Moonlight Candle.'' This is likely because the ''Moonlight Candle'' is powered by [[Guiding Light|the Guiding Light]], while the Star Rifts are made by [[Curious Light|the Curious Light]], therefore it is not capable of mutating it.
+*If a [[Candle]] is placed into [[Curious Light]]'s [[Rift]], it will not turn into a ''Moonlight Candle.'' This is likely because the ''Moonlight Candle'' is powered by [[Guiding Light|the Guiding Light]], while Curious Light's Rift is made by [[Curious Light]], therefore it is not capable of mutating it.
 *Despite not being a regular [[Candle]], when its fuel runs out, the message is still "Your Candle ran out.", just the same as the normal counterpart. However, its former name was conjecturally given due to the fact how its meshes' names refer to it as "PossessedCandle" or how it's attributes refer to it as "Moonlight Candle".
-*The ''Moonlight Candle'' will still not work on ''The Rooms'' entities even when they are present in the [[Hotel]] through the use of modifiers.
+*Before [[The Content Update]], the ''Moonlight Candle'' couldn't detect The Rooms entities even when they are present in The Hotel and The Mines through the use of modifiers, but after the update, it does.
-*A way to get the candle easier is using Modifiers that make the game easier, while not disabling the rift, for example "Didn't Skip Leg Day", "Good Time", "Bug Spray", and if you want, "Voice Acting".
+*A way to get the candle easier is using [[modifiers]] that make the game easier, while not disabling the rift, for example "Didn't Skip Leg Day", "Good Time", "Bug Spray", and if you want, "Voice Acting".
-*When a player's Moonlight Candle runs out of fuel, it cannot be removed from the inventory.
+*The ''Moonlight Candle'' will have infinite durability in the next update.
-**Thus forcing the player to die or stop the game to delete it.
-==Bugs==
+== {{Icons|Bugs}} Bugs ==
 *There is a bug where the ''Moonlight Candle'' doesn’t go out when an entity spawns. The original candle’s old mechanic had this bug too.
-*There is a bug where if you try to swap two ''Moonlight Candle'' at once, while the one in hand is full, instead of it saying 1/1, it says 300/300 (''Moonlight Candle'''s dur<nowiki/>ability). This is only possible while spamming the interact button, as ''Moonlight Candles'' will fill each other upon normal interactions.
+*There is a bug where if you try to swap two ''Moonlight Candles'' at once, while the one in hand is full, instead of it saying 1/1, it says 300/300 (''Moonlight Candle'''s du<nowiki/>rability). This is only possible while spamming the interact button, as ''Moonlight Candles'' will fill each other upon normal interactions.
+**This was fixed in [[The Content Update]].
+*Sometimes, when a player's ''Moonlight Candle'' runs out of fuel, it cannot be removed from the inventory.
+**The ''Moonlight C''<nowiki/>''andle'' cannot be dropped as well.
 =={{Icons|Gallery}} Gallery==
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 PCandle300-300.webp|The message displayed once a [[player]] tries to swap two full ''Moonlight Candles''.
 PossessedCandleOnRiftEffect.jpg|The particle effect for when the ''Moonlight Candle'' is created in a Rift but in-game.
+MoonlightCandleAdmin.png|thumb|The ''Moonlight Candle'' shown in the [[Admin Panel]].
 </gallery>
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